Minuscule 547 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 157 (in the Soden numbering),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[2] Scrivener labelled it by number 534.
The codex contains the text of the New Testament (except Book of Revelation) on 348 parchment leaves (size), with one lacuna (John 16:27-19:40). The text is written in one column per page, 31 lines per page.[2]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. The text of the Gospels has also a division according to the Ammonian Sections, (no references to the Eusebian Canons).[3]
It contains Prolegomena, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (liturgical notes), subscriptions at the end of each book with numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [[Stichometry|στιχοι]], Synaxarion, Menologion, and Euthalian apparatus.[4] [3] The usual arabesque ornaments are in red.[3]
The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Pauline epistles, and Catholic epistles.[4]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden included it to the textual family Krx.[5] Aland placed it in Category V.[6] According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents Kx in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20. It creates cluster with the codex 147.[5]
The Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) is marked with an obelus.[4]
Formerly the manuscript was held in the Karakalou monastery at Athos peninsula. In 1837 Robert Curzon, Lord Zouche, brought this manuscript to England (along with the codices 549-552).[4] [3] The entire collection of Curzon was bequeathed by his daughter in 1917 to the British Museum, where it had been deposited, by his son, since 1876.[7]
The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (534) and Gregory (547).[3] It was examined by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, Dean Burgon, and C.R. Gregory.[4]
It is currently housed at the British Library (Add MS 39590) in London.[2]